Author Topic: Words that you can never, ever say right (Read 13374 times)

pooka · « **Reply #75 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:15:09 AM »

I didn't know Ottawa was the capital of Canada

I guess I would have thought it was Montreal. I'm as bad as those people who think New York is the capital of the U.S.

Porter · « **Reply #76 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:16:01 AM »

Or that Salt Lake is the capitol of Utah.

Brinestone · « **Reply #77 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:18:35 AM »

Um . . .

sarcasticmuppet · « **Reply #78 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:18:38 AM »

uh...it's not?

pooka · « **Reply #79 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:19:38 AM »

When I looked at the map I realized that if I were to be asked the capital of Canada, and said "Montreal", I then would have said "Toronto" and still been wrong. I mean, I sort of know that Quebec is kind of crazy french separatist land so I don't think I would have guessed that, but I would have been stumped at that point.

Porter · « **Reply #80 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:43:55 AM »

SM -- it is.

Jonathon · « **Reply #81 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:52:08 AM »

Actually, it's the capital. The capitol of Utah is that domed building on the hill in Salt Lake City.

Porter · « **Reply #82 on:** November 15, 2005, 09:56:28 AM »

I had no idea that there were two different words.

Mr. Anderson · « **Reply #83 on:** November 15, 2005, 11:17:13 AM »

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I had no idea that there were two different words.

You must've skipped 3rd grade.

Teshi · « **Reply #84 on:** November 15, 2005, 11:19:12 AM »

Wow, I've never heard Montreal as an answer before. Toronto is the usual one.

Nope, Ottawa, which is about four hours' drive north of Toronto and right on the border between Quebec and Ontario (across the river is Hull in Quebec which is a) the ugliest city ever excluding the museum of civilization and b) will probably, in 50 or so years, become the entertainment side of the city), is the capital of Canada. Toronto was considered to vulnerable because it's so close to the U.S. And Montreal is in Quebec and it was Queen Victoria who decided where to put the capital.

To be frank.

Ottawa's not so large as Toronto (even including all the amalgamated suburbs it's still only a million people). However, Ottawa has the parliament buildings on top of this awesome cliff/hill over looking the Ottawa River which puts it in a very majestic position because everything slopes up to the parliament buildings. It's very nice to walk around on Canada Day

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